House Votes To Add LGBT Protections To Housing Bill

"Late Tuesday night, the LGBT community saw a victory when the Republican held House passed an LGBT-inclusive amendment for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spending. The amendment was proposed by Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), and forbids spending on housing and urban development contractors without LGBT-inclusive, non-discrimination polices."

"The amendment was passed by a 241-184 vote, with 60 of the “Yes” votes coming from Republicans."

I had full season tickets to the Padres for 10 years, and that whole time Scott Peters owned the seats next to mine. Over the years I got to know him and his family. That was before he went into politics, and I have not kept in touch with him since, but I remember him being a good guy.